The National Academies Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources (BANR) recently announced the pre-publication release of Nutrient Requirements of Cats and Dogs, "the latest in BANR's respected series on domestic animal nutrition." Readers are invited to check out free "tidbits" from the 500-page report in this Web site -- the full report is available for a substantial sum. Fortunately, the...

Although subtitled "Veterinary Medicine Online," this site is aimed primarily at ordinary users and pet owners rather than professionals. The site offers a respectable collection of information and resources, much of it produced by general practitioners and board certified specialists on staff at VetCentric. Offerings include a veterinary medical encyclopedia, a knowledgebase/FAQ, glossary, weekly...